A sudden, intense storm that battered Brisbane’s south and left a large clean-up job for the weekend was a “microburst” – a type of storm often mistaken for a tornado.
A riverside venue which had its roof blown off during a freak storm will re-open tomorrow in a seven-day turn around that is almost too speedy to believe.
Residents survey the damage after the microburst storm hit suburbs in Brisbane’s east. Picture: Steve Pohlner By 6am on Friday, more than 100 homes were still without power across Carina and ...